Man shot, killed in northeast Seattle

A man in his 40s was shot while in his car Friday night and later died as a result of his injuries, Seattle police said. The shooter remains at large.

Det. Jeff Kappel reported the man, occupying the driver’s seat of a maroon Subaru, was found stopped in the street in the 7500 block of 15th Avenue Northeast at about 7:30 p.m. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Harborview Medical Center, where he later died.

The location of the shooting is just north of the Green Lake Reservoir, between the Roosevelt and Maple Leaf neighborhoods.

A preliminary investigation indicated the victim was shot by someone in another car, which had pulled alongside. Police were searching for the suspect vehicle, a silver or gray BMW. The suspected shooter was described as a white man in his late 20s to 30s with dark hair.

The Friday case is the 23rd in Seattle homicide this year – three more than all confirmed homicides in 2011 and 2010, respectively.

This is the first Seattle homicide case since July 1, when 21-year-old Sherry Soth was shot at a party in the 9700 block of Rainier Avenue South. Five others were also wounded in the incident, which remains unsolved.